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 In English, words like ''in, on, with, before'', and ''after'' are prepositions. They come before the noun in sentence and show direction, location, or time, or introduce an object. For example,
 *in the house
+*on the desk
+*with the meal
 *to the car
 *at the table
-*on the desk
 Depending on the various grammar rules, Finnish prepositions may appear in one of three ways:
-#They may come before the noun. For example, ''ennen sotaa'' (before the war).
+#Before the noun. ''<u>Ennen</u> sotaa'' (before the war).
-#They may come after the noun. (In this case, it is called a postposition.) For example, ''sodan jälkeen'' (after the war).
+#After the noun (in this case, it is called a postposition). ''Sodan <u>jälkeen</u>'' (after the war).
-#They may be added to the noun. For example Helsinki becomes ''Helsinkiin'' (into Helsinki).
+#Added to the noun. Helsinki becomes ''Helsinki<u>in</u>'' (into Helsinki).
 [[#Prepositional Endings on Nouns|Table 2]] contains other examples.